summer in march

images megan.christine

it was an incredibly beautiful weekend in socal, and i made sure to take full advantage of it.  with temperatures in the 80's, it felt like summer arrived in march.  after an early morning hike, i spent much of sunday on my cruiser.  riding back to cardiff from encinitas, i caught the gorgeous sunset from my favorite lookout.  

mt. woodson

images jess nies burridge

if you're ever looking for a good hike not to far from san diego, head out to poway (about a 30 minute drive from downtown) and hike up mt.woodson.  overlooking lake poway this approximately 7 mile trail (from the parking lot at lake poway) is a great workout, with a slow steady incline in a beautiful setting of trees, boulders and desert shrub. recommend starting out early in the morning, as the temperature definitely rises during the day!